Clive Standen: roles at a glance
Clive Standen plays Rollo in the original Vikings series.
Selected work beyond Vikings includes Camelot, Doctor Who and Robin Hood. Explore the biography below for the roles, career context and further references.
Reference: Vikings cast credit.
About Clive Standen
Standen trained with the National Youth Theatre, National Youth Music Theatre and London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. His early stunt experience included riding, jousting and swordplay. Television roles beyond Rollo include Sir Gawain in Camelot, Archer in Robin Hood and Private Carl Harris in Doctor Who.
Rollo fits into a screen career that repeatedly uses action and period adventure, from Robin Hood to Camelot. Taken offers a clear change of setting: Standen plays Bryan Mills, moving from the saga’s battles and family rivalry into a modern action series. His earlier training helps explain the physical thread linking these roles without reducing them to the same character.
What to watch next from Clive Standen
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Taken
The strongest starting point for a major lead role outside Vikings, with Standen playing Bryan Mills.
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Stay with medieval adventure and compare Sir Gawain’s place in an ensemble with Rollo’s.
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Look for his Private Harris appearance when exploring the smaller television roles earlier in his career.
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Selected screen credits
Playing Rollo: performance & interviews
Watching the performance
A useful way to watch Rollo is to compare how Standen occupies a battle scene with how he behaves beside Ragnar. Confidence in physical action does not always translate into confidence within the family. It helps explain why a character who can appear decisive in combat can feel unsettled when another person controls the story of his achievements.
Clive Standen in Vikings
Rollo
Clive Standen portrays Rollo in Vikings.
Rollo is Ragnar’s brother, an imposing warrior who wants recognition beyond his place in Ragnar’s shadow. His loyalties become some of the show’s most consequential choices.
Follow the character’s journey, loyalties and place in the wider saga.
Explore Rollo’s storyClive Standen: portrait & roles
Fan questions
Did Clive Standen have sword-fighting experience?
HISTORY’s biography describes professional stunt work in his teens, including horse riding, jousting and swordplay.